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Transnational Gangs
Northern Virginia Korean Night Breeders Gang leader sentenced to 210 months for extorting local businesses
Han Sa Yu, 44, a resident of Maryland who is originally from South Korea, was sentenced today to 210 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for extorting Korean businesses operating in Annandale, Va.
MS-13 Gang leader convicted of sex trafficking of a child
Jose Ciro Juarez-Santamaria, a Salvadoran national and MS-13 gang leader, was convicted of prostituting a 12-year-old female with clients throughout northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C, following an investigation by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
MS-13 gang member guilty of transporting a minor to engage in prostitution
In July 2011, Rene Ulises Quinteros Gaitan prostituted a 16-year-old juvenile female, first in Frederick, Md., and then in Richmond, Va. Gaitan transported the juvenile victim to Prince George's County, where he again prostituted her.
MS-13 gang member sentenced 18 years in prison for racketeering acts including attempted murder, extortion
Darwin Melgar Escobar, 23, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for participating in the affairs of the violent street gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) through a pattern of racketeering activity (RICO), and for possessing a firearm as an illegal alien. This sentence follows an investigation by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
MS-13 leader pleads guilty to attempted murder and extortion racketeering
A leader of the Gangsters Locos Salvatrucha (GLS) clique of MS-13 pled guilty today to participating in a racketeering organization that attempted to murder two rival gang members and extorted pimps trafficking prostitutes from Maryland into Virginia.
Alleged Korean gang members accused of extorting local business owners
The alleged leader of the Korean Night Breeders street gang in Fairfax County, Va., and another gang member have been indicted by a federal grand jury for using fear, violence and threats of violence to extort or attempt to extort various businesses in the Annandale area of Fairfax County.
Atlanta MS-13 gang members sentenced for murder, shootings
Three members of the street gang known as Mara Salvatrucha 13, or MS-13, were sentenced Friday for violent crimes they committed in the Atlanta metropolitan area, including the murder of one man and the shootings of two others, one of whom was a 14-year-old boy.
5 'Sur-13' gang members sentenced for crime spree
Five 'Sur-13'gang members from Georgia were sentenced Monday to lengthy federal prison terms after being arrested for carjacking and firearms offenses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations.
Enforcement and Removal
ICE removes MS-13 gang member wanted for murder in El Salvador
Melvin Eduardo Ramos, 34, is wanted in his home country for aggravated murder.
4 Atlanta MS-13 gang members convicted on litany of violent offenses
After a four-week trial, a federal jury has convicted four metropolitan Atlanta gang members of committing multiple murders, attempted murders, armed robberies and firearms offenses in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties.
MS-13 gang member sentenced to more than 2 years for illegally re-entering the US after being previously deported
Ever Enrique Medina, a/k/a "Ever Enrique Andrade" and "Scorpion," 25, an El Salvadoran native living in Columbia, Md., was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar.
Maryland MS-13 gang member sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for participating in a violent racketeering conspiracy, including a murder
Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Daniel Flores-Ventura, aka "Necio," 26, of Aspen Hill, Maryland, to 360 months in prison and five years of supervised release.
Maryland man sentenced to over 11 years in prison for armed robbery
William Ortiz Lazaro, 31, of Hyattsville, Md., was sentenced to 135 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the armed robbery of two stores.
MS-13 member sentenced to 15 years for illegally re-entering US, possessing gun
Police arrested Carlos Romero, 22, in the early morning hours of June 8, 2011.
24 alleged MS-13 members facing federal indictment for violent racketeering, murder and money laundering conspiracies
Gang members allegedly committed 5 murders, conspired to murder 8 persons, engaged in kidnappings, extortion, and drug trafficking.
MS-13 gang member sentenced to prison for illegally re-entering the US
An El Salvadoran gang member, Felix Noel Arevalo-Cantarero of Silver Spring, Md., was sentenced to more than four years in prison for illegally re-entering the United States after having been previously deported following an investigation led by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
22 arrested during ICE-led operation in Brockton targeting gang members
This two-day operation yielded the arrests of 16 U.S. permanent residents whose criminal convictions may render them eligible for deportation, 5 who were illegally residing in the U.S. and 1 who is currently wanted on a warrant of deportation.
ICE HSI, partners arrest 66 Massachusetts gang members on gun and drug charges
According to court documents, the 18th Street Gang is a multi-national gang that operates throughout the United States and Central America, and whose members in the Boston area have had significant access to firearms in Boston and Chelsea.
Founder of MS-13 in Massachusetts sentenced for illegal re-entry
Carlos Geovanni Martinez-Aguilar, 38, originally of Mesquite, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to three years in prison and two years of supervised release. In April 2016, Martinez-Aguilar pleaded guilty to unlawful re-entry of a deported alien.
MS-13 member nicknamed "Animal" sentenced to 40 years in murder, RICO probe
Joel "Animal" Martinez, was sentenced for racketeering conspiracy involving the murder of a 15-year-old boy in East Boston as a result of the HSI Boston investigation.
30 Boston gang members charged with drug and firearms offenses
Over 300 federal, state and local law enforcement officers carried out arrests and executed search warrants early this morning in Operation Concord, a large-scale collaborative investigation into the violence and distribution of drugs by the Hendry Street and Woodward Avenue gangs and their associates who terrorized residents.
2 alleged MS-13 gang members indicted in Massachusetts on weapons charges
Two alleged members of the violent transnational street gang MS-13 were indicted on federal gun charges Friday following their arrest in a case being investigated jointly by the Lynn Police Department, U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Bureau of ATF and other law enforcement partners.
New York MS-13 gang leader arraigned on murder charges
Hector Aleman Lemos, 31, of Flushing, N.Y., the chapter leader of a violent international street gang in New York, was arraigned Friday in federal court on a superseding indictment charging him with murder, following an investigation by U.S. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
ICE deports man wanted for 2 murders in Mexico
Carlos Garcia-Hernandez, 19, a citizen of Mexico, was turned over to Mexican officials on the Brownsville International Bridge at approximately 1:00 p.m. Monday. Garcia-Hernandez, a member of the "Houstone" street gang in Houston, Texas, was arrested December 11 after ICE received word that Mexican authorities were seeking him.
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Bangkok | Violent passenger charged with attempted murder of Grab taxi driver
Violent passenger charged with attempted murder of Grab taxi driver
PHOTO: Pak Kred station chief Pol Col Pongjak Preechakarunpong – TNA
In a follow up to yesterday's 'strange but true' story of the Bangkok Grab taxi driver HERE, police have now upgraded the charges against the attacker.
TNA reports that 27 year old Khampee Kleualinchee, a Grab taxi driver, was attacked with a knife after taking a call to take a man called Por from Prachacheun to Muang Thong Thai.
But, the story goes, following a scuffle the driver managed to convince the man to take him to hospital saying he'd transfer 200,000 baht to him. At the hospital he was able to tell relatives who secretly called the police after going along with the story that the attacker was a 'Good Samaritan'.
Then there was problems with the police arguing about who should be working in which jurisdiction, an assault by the relatives on the attacker (really, you need to read the entire sage HERE.)
Eventually he was taken into custody by Pak Kred Police. The station chief says that Por was initially charged with assault and robbery but has now upgraded the charges to attempted murder.
TNA reported that the suspect is still undergoing psychological assessments in custody after claims that he is mentally unwell.
SOURCE: TNA
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A 42 year old Chinese man was arrested for allegedly importing fake designer sunglasses after police raided 2 locations in Bangkok's Thonburi area and seized 3 million pairs of fake designer sunglasses worth around 300 million baht.
Officers from the Department of Special Investigation raided multiple rooms at the Dao Khanong Condominium and the BMC Dao Khanong Cinema. The department posted photos of the raids showing rooms filled with boxes stacked to the ceiling.
Police say the sunglasses had major designer brand names like Ray Ban, Gucci, Oakley, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Cartier, Mont Blanc, Marc Jacobs, Armani, Fendi and Versace.
SOURCE: Thai Visa
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A man suspected of selling the ketamine-based drug cocktail, which is said to be tied to at least 10 deaths in Bangkok, was shot and killed in a shootout with police in Nakhon Pathom, just west of the capital. The narcotic cocktail, known as "K powdered milk," is ketamine laced with methamphetamine, heroin and the anti-anxiety medication diazepam, all crushed up together resembling powdered milk.
Police tracked down 41 year old Wasan Khiaohom yesterday. He was in a pickup truck parked next to another car on a roadside in Nakhon Pathom's Mueang district. As officers moved in to investigate, Wasan, who also went by the name Ple Kampangsaen, got out of a pickup and pulled out a gun, firing shots at the officers. Police fired back, shooting him. Wasan tried to flee the area, but collapsed and died in a wooded area by the road.
Police say they searched Wasan's pockets and found a small bag of "K powdered milk" and 40 ecstasy pills. Police also arrested 2 alleged accomplices who were driving the car and pickup truck.
Police have been cracking down on illicit drugs after 10 people died reportedly after taking the narcotic drug cocktail while others were hospitalised. From January 13 to 18, police arrested 592 people in the drug crackdown. In a series of busts, police say they seized a total of 8,644,825 baht worth of drugs including methamphetamine pills, crystal methamphetamine, cannabis, ketamine, kratom leaves, kratom drink and ecstasy pills.
SOURCE: Bangkok Post
Woman sentenced to 43 years in prison for violating lèse majesté law
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The Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced a former public official to more than 4 decades in prison for violating the country's strict lèse majesté law on insulting or defaming the Thai Monarchy.
The woman, a former Revenue Department official known as Anchan, was found guilty on 29 counts of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lèse majesté law, as well as the Computer Crime Act. She was sentenced to 43 years and 6 months in prison.
Anchan had posted audio clips on Facebook and YouTube of a man making comments considered critical of the Thai Monarchy. The man has been arrested, but officials haven't released any other details.
The ruling comes during an ongoing pro-democracy movement raising subjects that are considered taboo in Thai society. In recent months, dozens of protesters have been charged with violating the lèse majesté law. A senior researcher from the Human Rights Watch as the recent sentence sends a "spine-chilling" message.
"Today's court verdict is shocking and sends a spine-chilling signal that not only criticisms of the monarchy won't be tolerated, but they will also be severely punished."
Section 112 of the Criminal Code:
Those who defame, insult or threaten the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent shall be punished by a jail term of between three to 15 years.
SOURCES: Thai Enquirer | Bangkok Biz News| Independent
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Coalition for Responsible Community Development
Serving the high need community of South Los Angeles' Vernon-Central neighborhood, the Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) provides education, workforce development and supportive services to change the life trajectories of vulnerable youth ages 16-24 who are homeless, parenting and/or disconnected from work and school. To meet the multiple needs of these youth more holistically, CRCD's service locations and referral partnerships have grown in recent years. A two-year grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation will strengthen CRCD's capacity to use data organization-wide to more effectively connect and engage youth in services that will reduce barriers to their success. CRCD will hire a new director of data and analytics and an intake manager to develop a universal intake system and build an integrated data system to track referrals, services received and youth outcomes across multiple departments, programs and partners. CRCD will provide direct services to 1,000 highly vulnerable youth, including those who are or were involved in the foster care and/or juvenile justice systems.
FosterAll
Too many Hispanic children in Los Angeles County's foster care system are placed in homes where the language and culture are foreign to them. Trauma upon trauma results. Dedicated to the recruitment and retention of resource (foster) families, FosterAll (formerly Child S.H.A.R.E.) has launched the Hispanic Resource Project to address this issue. FosterAll will target the recruitment of Hispanic families from its more than 100 volunteer-based Foster Care Programs in partnership with diverse faith groups. To prepare interested families for the approval/certification and child placement process, FosterAll educates people about the foster care system and conducts in-home interviews and assessments, while volunteers from its faith partners provide important social supports to the families who decide to foster. With more than 40 foster family agencies (FFA) throughout the county, each with its own training requirements, Spanish language capabilities and services, selecting an agency to work with can be confusing and time consuming for families. Serving as a matchmaker, FosterAll streamlines the process by connecting prospective resource (foster) parents with the FFA that best suits their family's needs. As part of the Hispanic Resource Project, data will be collected to determine the most effective recruitment and support services required to secure and retain loving and caring families for this growing population of foster children. A bilingual team of recruitment and support personnel will be expanded with a two-year grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation with the goal of recruiting 450 Hispanic families, 20% of whom will become approved/certified.
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (JFS) is a non-denominational, multi-service agency that for over 164 years has provided a safety net for those in need. It helps more than 100,000 people of all ages and ethnicities each year meet the trials of hunger, domestic violence, mental illness, substance abuse and aging with dignity. A W. M. Keck Foundation grant will go toward the construction of a new and larger center, located in Los Angeles' Fairfax District, to serve as a permanent headquarters and a hub for the provision of integrated services to the most vulnerable community members. The project will more than double the size of the Fairfax campus with the construction of a new 28,340 square-foot building, which will replace three separate, smaller facilities. In the new building, JFS will be able to consolidate health, mental health, social and recreational services for older adults, provide space for its counseling and case management services for individuals of all ages and develop new intergenerational programming. At least 2,360 older clients, an increase of 20%, will have access to services that will enable them to live independently for as long as possible. Many of these seniors are food insecure and their health care and social service needs will become more complex as they age. JFS will also expand programs for new mothers suffering from postpartum depression, social-recreational activities for adults with developmental disabilities and support groups for older LGBT adults.
People Assisting the Homeless (PATH)
PATH has been at the forefront of the movement to end homelessness since 1984, prioritizing housing first, while providing customized supportive services for the most vulnerable individuals and families. Through a two phase project, PATH will construct PATH Metro Villas Town Square, consisting of five, multi-story buildings (three of them new), which will provide 187 new units of permanent housing, 88 beds of interim housing and four connections centers for housing, employment, health and veterans services. The new Metro Villas will have a maximum occupancy of 280 people since some units will be shared. Public funding is paying for the three new housing facilities. PATH is raising philanthropic funding for program start-up and reserves and to remodel two existing buildings for the interim housing and the PATH Mall. A Keck grant will support the renovation of the PATH Mall to better accommodate administrative and program staff and access to housing placement and employment services. Once the campus is completed, PATH expects to serve 3,000 vulnerable community members and residents at Town Square annually.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) is a non-partisan, community-based organization dedicated to educating young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society. One of the greatest challenges teachers face in implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is making the necessary shifts in their instructional practice to facilitate effective academic discussions about complex texts and issues that will build students' critical thinking skills. Facilitating these discussions is proving difficult due in part to a lack of quality materials that are tightly aligned to the Common Core. A grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation will provide the support needed for CRF to update and digitize The Challenge Series, a social studies curriculum originally developed with funding from the Keck Foundation, that covers the challenges of diversity, governance, violence and information. These topics remain highly relevant today. CRF staff and its teacher leaders will update and align the readings, student discussion questions and teacher guides to the CCSS and test and refine them through a network of 300 teachers trained by the teacher leaders. The new Challenge Series will be prominently displayed on dedicated pages on CRF's website and disseminated through topical e-blasts, posts on other education-related websites and conference presentations. CRF will track the number of Challenge Series downloads and webinar attendees and will survey teachers about the quality and their usage of the lessons. By the end of the grant period, CRF expects that at least 5,000 teachers beyond those trained directly by its teacher leaders will be exposed to the Challenge Series through these dissemination methods.
National Center for Youth Law
The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) is a nonprofit law firm that works to transform public systems serving vulnerable children so they can thrive. A three-year grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation will support FosterEd, an initiative to improve the academic, social emotional, and behavioral outcomes of foster youth. FosterEd will implement a multi-agency systems improvement framework in partnership with three school districts in the Antelope Valley region of Los Angeles County and several county-level partners – the Departments of Children and Family Services and Probation, the Los Angeles County Office of Education, the Juvenile Court, the County Office of Child Protection, and the Education Coordinating Council. The project will test and implement high-quality, evidence-based interventions to meet the specialized needs of approximately 480 foster youth and provide targeted support to approximately 360 youth that address emergent needs to improve enrollment, attendance, graduation and school stability. This project will also include the design and execution of systems-level practices to improve cross-agency collaboration using data to more proactively identify and respond to early warning signs of educational disengagement for all 5,000 foster youth in the region. FosterEd will also develop and distribute model policies and other resources to support the effective implementation of federal, state and regional legislation passed over the last three years. FosterED expects the public sector, including the school districts, to sustain the project once proof of principle is established.
Pasadena Educational Foundation
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) serves an ethnically diverse student population, nearly two-thirds of whom are from low-income families. Its new Math Academy will offer all the district's mathematically talented middle and high school students a highly accelerated and challenging math curriculum in which they will advance much more rapidly than they would in traditional honors classes. The goal is for students to complete the entirety of the standard high school math curriculum, including calculus, by the end of middle school (8th grade) and spend their high school years learning undergraduate-level pure and applied mathematics. During the 2016-17 pilot phase involving 75 students, the 6th graders had mastered Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry and the 7th graders had learned what is typically covered in a first-year Calculus course. Students demonstrated their newly mastered skills and knowledge in front of a public audience and panel of judges primarily from the fields of math, physics and astronomy at the inaugural SOLVE math competition, which will be held each year in the spring on the CalTech campus. To ensure equitable access to the Math Academy, all 5th graders are being assessed and specialized preparatory programs will be provided to students whose scores are borderline or to those that attend the district's most disadvantaged schools in northwest Pasadena. A three-year W. M. Keck Foundation grant will support the independent evaluation of the Math Academy by WestEd and its expansion to five middle schools and one high school. By the 2019-20 school year, PUSD anticipates serving 180 Math Academy students.
Saint Genevieve Parish Schools
Panorama City, CA
Saint Genevieve Parish Schools operates a preschool, K-8 elementary school and a high school on its campus in Panorama City with a combined enrollment of 1,120 low income students. Virtually all of the senior class is accepted to college, with 80% of its most recent graduates attending a four-year institution. Saint Genevieve has completed a multi-phase master plan to meet the needs of its growing school and parish community. Phase I involves the demolition of several outdated structures and construction of a 60,000 square-foot Performing Arts and Parish Education Center. A W. M. Keck Foundation grant will support construction of the new building, which will house the schools' music and performing arts programs, a 300-seat theater, and parish activities. Currently, three choirs, 13 bands, three dance teams and the drama program are competing for limited space in dilapidated buildings. The goal is that with the larger, state-or-the-art facility, every student will have an opportunity to participate in a performing arts program.
Los Angeles Christian Health Centers
Los Angeles Christian Health Centers (LACHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides accessible, comprehensive health services to vulnerable patients living in downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row. A W. M. Keck Foundation grant will support a capital project to replace the agency's Joshua House clinic facility located in a dilapidated, century old hotel with a new 25,000 square foot building two blocks away from the current location. The clinic will be co-located with 55 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and disabled veterans separately owned and operated by the Skid Row Housing Trust. In the new Joshua House Health Center, LACHC will be able to increase the number of patients receiving comprehensive health services from 4,800 per year to 6,000 by the end of the first year of operation. In addition to receiving treatment for their immediate medical and dental needs, patients will be screened for housing status, substance abuse and mental illness and be provided with the appropriate wrap-around services. The added space will also allow LACHC to expand its clinical training activities and to house staff from collaborating social service providers.
Venice Family Clinic
Ensemble Health is a partnership launched in 2015 that brought together four Los Angeles-based Federally Qualified Health Centers to explore opportunities for creating an integrated health care delivery system. Members of the partnership are: Eisner Health; Saban Community Clinic; South Bay Family Health Care; and Venice Family Clinic. Collectively, these clinics serve 120,000 patients annually. Ensemble's goals are to collectively plan and implement complex internal projects to reduce costs, increase opportunities for successful implementation and improve the health status of each clinic's patients and community. Ensemble has executed a Joint Board Resolution and is working toward becoming a jointly governed nonprofit organization. Over the next two years, Ensemble will finalize its corporate structure and governance, create an operations plan and budget and design and roll out projects in two priority areas: telehealth and standardizing legal/contractual compliance. Best practices will be shared and each center will implement changes to improve operations. A W. M. Keck Foundation grant to Venice Family Clinic, which is serving as the fiscal agent, will support Ensemble Health's first two staff positions to manage these initial activities. In the long run, by establishing Ensemble Health as a separate nonprofit, the centers are laying the foundation for standardizing practices, streamlining operations and positioning themselves for sustainability in the face of potential cuts to the safety net.
American Red Cross Los Angeles Region
PrepareLA 2.0 is a four-year campaign implemented by the Red Cross Los Angeles Region that began in 2015 to build greater community resilience. The campaign is grounded in individual, household and community based preparedness. It revolves around the development of community-led coalitions in some of the most vulnerable communities in the region. Data on poverty, population density, age of the housing stock, earthquake hazards and the potential for loss of property and life were analyzed to identify 15 communities throughout Los Angeles County whose residents are the most vulnerable to disaster. In the first two years of the initiative, the Red Cross supported the development of leadership coalitions in ten of these communities that have developed and are implementing customized resiliency plans. Over the next two years, Red Cross staff will support new coalitions in five additional communities, working alongside residents, leaders and partner organizations to plan and build their capacity to respond to a disaster – from a house fire to an earthquake – and recover. A W. M. Keck Foundation grant will support the Red Cross' efforts in two of these communities, South Los Angeles and Wilmington. In these communities, at least 8,000 residents and 500 youth will participate in preparedness education classes, 1,600 home smoke alarms will be installed and 6,000 individuals will be involved in creating a household evacuation and preparedness plan.
CASA of Los Angeles
Monterey Park, CA
CASA of Los Angeles (CASA LA) serves abused and neglected children and youth in the dependency and foster care system with volunteer-based advocacy. Court-appointed volunteers work one-on-one with these vulnerable children to support them not only through the judicial process, but in all areas of their lives. Children assigned a CASA volunteer are more likely to do better in school, experience improved wellbeing and have a viable permanency plan, including adoption, than children who do not have an advocate. In 2016, CASA LA served over 800 children. Recognizing that there are many more system-involved children who would benefit from a CASA advocate, the agency has launched the Community Collaborations Project to recruit, train and support additional volunteers to serve 1,350 children by 2019. With the support of a two-year W. M. Keck Foundation grant, CASA LA will expand its presence in the county by co-locating staff at two community agencies – the Child Development Institute in the San Fernando Valley and the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Los Angeles. Establishing these hubs will provide CASA LA with access to new pools of potential volunteers from these organization's networks and facilitate involvement for those who may otherwise be put off by the lengthy commutes to CASA LA's offices in Monterey Park and Lancaster. By the end of the project period, CASA will have identified a third partner in the South Bay or Long Beach, which will give it a presence in all five of the county's supervisorial districts.
InnerCity Struggle
InnerCity Struggle (ICS) was established in 1994 to promote healthy, safe and non-violent communities. It engages Latino youth and families in Boyle Heights, unincorporated East Los Angeles, El Sereno and Lincoln Heights to work together to improve public education, expand health services and enhance community safety. A W. M. Keck Foundation grant will support ICS' capital project to establish the organization's first permanent home in Boyle Heights. The new, two-story, 5,600-square-foot-facility will allow ICS to continue making progress in advancing educational equity and opportunity for students in Los Angeles public schools. ICS will increase its youth membership that currently numbers 750 high school students and provide up to 300 of them with individual academic guidance, tutoring and college access services. Having appropriately designed space will also enable ICS to better serve and expand its base of 450 adults involved in educational and leadership activities as well as strengthen intergenerational connections. Over the years, ICS's trained youth and parent leaders have successfully engaged decision makers in improving public education on the Eastside. Their work has resulted in the construction of three new high schools, reduction of student suspensions from school, approval of a Los Angeles Unified School District policy focused on preparing all students for college, and an increase in high school graduation rates of 41% over a ten-year period.
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Founded in 1969, the Los Angeles LGBT Center (the Center) provides a wide range of programs, services and housing at six different locations for youth and adults, 94% of whom are low income and represent the full diversity of greater Los Angeles. Over the past decade, the Center has experienced a dramatic increase in demand for its services, growing from 25,000 monthly client visits in 2010 to more than 42,000 today. This has placed an enormous strain on its infrastructure and programs and limited its capacity to serve some of the most vulnerable youth and seniors. In response, the Center has embarked on the creation of a new campus and headquarters that will enable it to dramatically increase its services and housing for these two populations, while also facilitating expansion of the medical and mental health services provided by its Federally Qualified Health Center at its current headquarters. A W. M. Keck Foundation grant will support the capital campaign. The new 1.67-acre campus located in the heart of Hollywood will provide a 40-bed emergency shelter and 60 beds in the transitional living program for homeless youth, as well as up to 100 affordable housing units for seniors and up to 35 units for youth. It will also include a Senior Services Center that will serve as many as 5,500 senior clients and senior residents. A Youth Academy on the campus will focus on empowerment through education, employment, and leadership programs and engage an additional 750 youth. Meaningful intergenerational programming for seniors and youth living on campus will be developed to combat isolation, build community and offer mentorship opportunities. Meaningful intergenerational programming for seniors and youth living on campus will be developed to combat isolation, build community and offer mentorship opportunities. With the expanded space, the health center, which currently treats 4,700 primary care and mental health patients annually, will serve an additional 1,200 of the Center's clients and the community at large.
Public Counsel Law Center
In October 2015, the California Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) Act was passed, which makes a series of changes in the child welfare system to reduce the use of group homes and other institutions, increase the placement of abused and neglected children and youth in foster and kinship homes and expand supports for this vulnerable population to thrive. However, pressure to "deinstitutionalize" special needs children and youth before building a stronger network of relative and foster homes and community-based supports could result in multiple placement disruptions and increases in runaway and homeless youth, criminal justice system involvement, and commercial sexual exploitation. A two-year W. M. Keck Foundation grant will support a collaborative project among Public Counsel Law Center, Children's Law Center of California and the Alliance for Children's Rights to ensure that CCR is implemented as intended to improve the lives of Los Angeles County's foster children. The three agencies, each with distinct expertise, have developed a multipronged approach that involves policy input, training and direct legal representation to collectively identify and proactively address problems that arise during CCR implementation.
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
(Karsh Family Social Service Center)
As part of its Koreatown campus expansion, Wilshire Boulevard Temple funded and constructed space for the Karsh Family Social Service Center to support the surrounding community and involve its congregation in improving the lives of fellow Angelenos. The Karsh Center opened in April 2016 and is a separately incorporated nonprofit with its own board of directors. Located in one of the Los Angeles' densest neighborhoods, the Karsh Center offers multiple services under one roof, provided not only by the Center itself, but by sixteen collaborating organizations from across the city. In this way, clients can access not just dental or legal help, but a full array of support that addresses their needs holistically. For many of the service providers, the Karsh Center is their first location in Koreatown, which is more accessible to their clients who previously had to travel long distances. In the first six months of operation, 600 individuals were served by the nonprofit agencies located at the Center and the Temple's volunteer-operated food pantry. Four paid professionals currently staff the Center. A two-year W. M. Keck Foundation grant will support a full-time associate director of development to build the Center's fundraising capacity.
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is the sole provider of 911 response for America's second largest city, and has seen rapid growth in 911 use for non-urgent medical complaints, 911 frequent users, and patients with mental health complaints. In 2016, LAFD launched an Advanced Practitioner Response Unit (APRU) with three missions: (1) Mobile Urgent Care response, including on-scene treatment, release and follow-up referral for low-acuity 911 callers; (2) Comprehensive assessment and social work referral for 911 frequent users; and, (3) On scene medical clearance for mental health patients with transport to psychiatric urgent care. Initial results have been promising in safely diverting patients from overcrowded emergency departments by providing treatment on the scene and connections to additional community-based care. The next step, which the W. M. Keck Foundation will support with a two-year grant, is to conduct a study of the mobile integrated health delivery model's effectiveness. The methodology will involve a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional mixed-methods approach to assess patient safety and experience, utilization of acute healthcare services and overall emergency care costs. Working with polling professionals, LAFD will develop, test, and validate a phone survey to assess APRU clients' experience of care. Working with other emergency service and hospital partners, investigators will prospectively collect health care utilization data on APRU and matched-control patients transported to nearby emergency departments in 2018. Health services researchers and health economists will analyze cost data. The findings are expected to provide useful information about the quality and safety of pre-hospital care to encourage new reimbursement mechanisms and replication of the model.
Founded in 1998, the Aquarium of the Pacific is embarking on its first major expansion. The new Pacific Visions wing will provide visitors with up-close virtual encounters with animals never displayed in aquariums and the opportunity to explore alternative pathways to sustainability. Integral programmatic pieces will complement the new galleries and exhibits to engender an interest in science and learning while visitors are at the Aquarium, in a school classroom and/or at home. Building on past and current programs and in concert with key consultants, the Aquarium will develop an interactive film experience for all visitors that will be shown in the centerpiece of the expansion (a 300-seat theater); produce curriculum modules for middle and high school students that will bring content themes of Pacific Visions into their classrooms; and, create a mobile app for visitors of all ages that will provide a vehicle for further exploration through games and social interactivity. The W. M. Keck Foundation's grant will support the development of these educational components. An external evaluator will assess the content as part of an overall study of the new wing's exhibits to determine the extent to which visitors' knowledge of scientific concepts and the connections between ocean issues and their own behavior increased. Currently, 165,000 students and teachers visit the Aquarium annually and schools are eligible for free admission if at least 40% of their student body is low income. The Aquarium anticipates that when the new wing is completed, over two million people will visit, including 200,000 students and teachers.
P. F. Bresee Foundation
Founded in 1982, the P. F. Bresee Foundation (Bresee) provides afterschool programming and family support services to middle and high school students and their families in a densely-populated area of central Los Angeles that is home to the highest concentration of recent immigrants in the City. A three-year W. M. Keck Foundation grant will support the launch of the English for Success program through Bresee's Academy for Middle School (BAM), which will serve struggling English Language Learners (ELLs). One in three students at Virgil Middle School, Bresee's primary BAM partner, is enrolled in English as a Second Language classes. If they are not reclassified as English Proficient by the end of 8th grade, they are significantly less likely to pursue a postsecondary education. Only 18% of ELL graduates nationwide advance to college. The pilot English for Success program consists of three components: supporting families to set goals for their child's academic attainment; fostering students' academic success by providing homework help and language interventions; and, addressing their socio-emotional needs through mentoring and enrichment activities. For the students participating in the pilot cohort, Bresee anticipates that 75% will reclassify as English Proficient by the end of eighth grade and advance to ninth grade ready to take on the full course of study needed to prepare for college. Key findings from the pilot will be disseminated to other organizations through the City's network of FamilySource Centers and the Los Angeles Unified School District's Beyond the Bell after school programs. The project will also build Bresee's capacity to use data to evaluate and continuously improve its other programs and deliver optimal results for clients.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
This project is part of UCLA's Community Schools Initiative (CSI) launched by the Chancellor's office in 2007 and led by the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. The goals of CSI are to expand access to a high quality public education in partnership with urban school districts, advance the university's mission of teaching, research and service, and prepare underrepresented students to succeed in college. In 2009, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), UCLA created its first K-12 community school, which now serves 1,000 low income, predominantly Latino students living in Pico-Union and Koreatown. In the fall of 2017, UCLA will launch its second community school on the site of the Horace Mann Middle School. Horace Mann is a 6th-8th grade school that faces declining enrollment and low student achievement. To reverse these trends, UCLA will partner with LAUSD, Mann Middle School and the local community to design a 6th-12th grade neighborhood school where students will receive high quality instruction and the support they need to graduate and be prepared to succeed in college and beyond. As part of the school's transformation, UCLA will work with teachers and parents to set high expectations for achievement for all students and ensure students have access to the rigorous courses required for admission to a four year college or university. A two-year grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation will support the establishment of the College Access through Student Achievement Center to begin fostering a college-going culture on the school's campus. Students will participate in tutoring and mentoring by UCLA students, college counseling and college field trips to build their awareness about opportunities and their families will be invited to monthly family gathering activities and workshops on college-going.


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Punch e Judy sono due maschere inglesi utilizzate nei teatri dei burattini. La figura predominante è quella clownesca di Punch, derivato dal Pulcinella della commedia dell'arte italiana, prima approdato in Francia come Polichinelle e di qui giunto a Londra come Punchinello (in seguito abbreviato in "Punch"). Le scenette di Punch e Judy erano eseguite da un solo burattinaio.

Punch apparve nei teatri dei burattini inglesi nel XVII secolo, ma solo nel XVIII si precisarono le sue caratteristiche: la gobba, il lungo naso adunco che quasi si unisce al mento ricurvo. Il vestito, a differenza della casacca bianca di Pulcinella, è un appariscente abito giallo e rosso da giullare.

Si caratterizzò come maschera negativa, dedito alle peggiori malefatte e sempre capace di sfuggire alla "giusta punizione" facendosi beffe delle istituzioni umane (il boia) o addirittura di forze soprannaturali (incluso Satana in persona).

Punch e Judy nella cultura di massa
I riferimenti a Punch o alla coppia Punch e Judy nella cultura di massa sono innumerevoli. Alcuni sono elencati di seguito.

 Dalla maschera Punch prese il nome la celebre rivista satirica inglese omonima.
 Punch and Judy è il titolo di numerosi brani musicali e album discografici, incluso un singolo dei Marillion (dall'album Fugazi), un album dei Tiger Lillies, e brani di Elliot Smith, Bitch Magnet, XTC e Lightning Seeds.
 Nel romanzo Riddley Walker di Russell Hoban (1982) viene descritto un futuro antiutopico in cui le scenette di Punch e Judy sono diventate la principale forma di religione.
Punch e Jewelee sono due super criminali dell'Universo DC che si rifanno alle due popolari maschere inglesi.
 Nella serie animata di Batman, Punch e Judy sono due assistenti del supercattivo Joker.
 Nell'anime Cowboy Bebop i conduttori del programma Big Shot si chiamano Punch e Judy.
 Ne I banditi del tempo Napoleone Bonaparte guarda uno spettacolo di Punch e Judy finché il burattinaio non viene improvvisamente ucciso da colpi d'arma da fuoco, facendo cadere entrambi i burattini e l'intero set.
 Nel film d'animazione La sirenetta durante la scena al villaggio, Ariel toglie il burattino di Punch al marionettista durante lo spettacolo mentre bastona Judy.
 Nel film Sciarada, Cary Grant e Audrey Hepburn si incontrano in un parco, dove dei bambini  guardano uno spettacolo di Punch e Judy nel quale i due burattini si prendono a bastonate.
 Nel romanzo Rivers of London di Ben Aaronovitch, la leggenda di Punch e Judy ha un ruolo fondamentale per la trama.
 Ne La terra dei morti viventi di George A. Romero, durante una scena ambientata nei bassifondi poveri, vengono mostrati dei bambini che guardano un rudimentale spettacolo ispirato a Punch e Judy nel quale un burattino umano prende a bastonate un burattino zombie.
 Nel film L'amore bugiardo - Gone Girl, Amy fa trovare al marito Nick una scatola contenente le due marionette come regalo di anniversario.
 L'episodio L'angelo distruttore, nella serie L'Ispettore Barnaby vede l'ispettore indagare sulla scomparsa del burattinaio, Gregory Chambers, mentre l'assassino si serve di Mr. Punch per rivelare verità scomode.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
The Punch page  (in inglese)
The Worldwide Friends of Punch and Judy  (in inglese)

Burattini
Personaggi teatrali
Maschere della commedia dell'arte

nl:Jan Klaasen

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Yes...would love to sit here and take it in for an hour, Mary.
Superbes reflets sur la première photo.
And some very fun singing!
This is very pleasing, I like the calm water and the reflection. The ripples add interest.
Mary MacADNski: Ducks now and sometime gulls sit here too at low tide.
Love the reflections and tufty grasses.
A really good follow up to yesterdays posting Mary, especially the lower image.


Sheffield YAC is open to everyone aged 8–16 years. YAC clubs get involved in all sorts of activities, including visiting and investigating archaeological sites and historic places, trying out traditional crafts, taking part in excavations, and lots more.
Sheffield YAC meets at various venues across the city and usually meets once a month. A team of volunteers runs the club: if you want to know more about how we recruit YAC volunteers and make sure children at YAC clubs are well looked after, check out the FAQs.
If you'd like to get involved with Sheffield YAC, get in touch with the team using the details above.


It's far from perfect and doesn't really work when you've got Unicode characters that the terminal you use can't print properly. It might not look great on strings that are really really long but I'm sure that's something that can be solved too. After all, this is just a quick hack that helped me spot that the difference between one snippet and another was that one produced
 and the other produced
. Below are some examples of this utility function in action.
u.assertEqualLongString('Peter Bengtsson 123', 'Peter PengtsXon 124'); print ""
I've often used Python's difflib.ndiff to make test failures easier to understand, back when I wrote PyUnit-style unit tests. It was especially useful for multiline strings.
Nowadays with doctests getting readable diffs is easy (#doctest: +REPORT_NDIFF). Unless you're comparing several-thousand-line-long HTML pages in your functional tests.
while don't use the difflib builtin module?
Just FYI, I only posted a repeat of what others had already mentioned because with cookies off, I do not see any comments.
Anyway, just thought I'd mention that. Sorry for the duplicate info.
It's not about cookies, it's just that the caching is set to 1 hour which might have tricked you. I haven't had the time to find a good solution to this yet.
lxml.html.usedoctest (and lxml.doctestcompare) implement a smarter comparison for HTML fragments. It's not perfect, but it's also somewhat less sensitive to unimportant differences in the HTML.


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Aberdeen City Centre Masterplan
Question: How can Aberdeen capture more of the wealth from the oil and gas sector and adapt to its changing fortunes?
Aberdeen wanted a major new transformational masterplan for the city centre at a very challenging time for the city's main economic sector. Aberdeen City Council was keen to ensure its City Deal with government unlocked sustained regeneration and had strong partner buy-in.
Solution: property market appraisal
Regeneris led on two elements of the work. The first was a robust appraisal of the city centre's economy and its main property and development markets to inform Aberdeen's economic growth prospects and targets over 20 years. This became an economic strategy and vision for the city centre, which ultimately informed a masterplan and project proposals.
We then undertook a robust appraisal of 49 proposed masterplan interventions to help build a case for action and investment. This drew heavily on our experience of Green Book appraisals on other regeneration projects, but also required new methods to estimate future economic change. We worked closely with economists from Scottish Enterprise to develop a rigorous appraisal model that provides a realistic assessment of the masterplan's potential impact.
Impact: a city deal unlocking investment for the city
The plan galvanised partners to re-engage with the city-centre and start to talk more positively about its role. The masterplan was unanimously approved by the council and received public support from the city's higher education and business communities. The appraisal of the masterplan projects meant that partners could confidently negotiate Aberdeen's City Deal which was agreed in 2016.
Chris Paddock c.paddock@regeneris.co.uk
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by Danni Hammontree | Jul 01, 2020
With a reputation for expertise in infectious disease, supporting global clients to predict, prevent and control outbreaks such as Ebola, SARS and MERS, MRIGlobal is immersed in combating SARS-CoV-2.
In the lab:
MRIGlobal developed a small animal model (hamster) to test the efficacy of therapeutics, prophylaxis and vaccines designed specifically against SARS-CoV-2. The organization performed an extensive Natural History Study to learn about the disease progression and where to best target drugs against the disease.
For another client, MRIGlobal tested the effectiveness of several disinfectants and devices aimed specifically at decontamination of SARS-CoV-2 within PPE, as well as large buildings and spaces designed specifically for home use (hospitals, schools and government buildings). e Testing included UV, ozone, hydrogen peroxide and plasma technologies. Several of these technologies were effective at reducing viral titers on surfaces or in PPE by as much as 4 to 5 logs (over 99.99% effective).
MRIGlobal verified a drug's effectiveness in in vitro tissue culture assays against SARS-CoV-2 and recently learned that the drug is moving to the FDA for the potential treatment of COVID-19.
Initially, MRIGlobal's focus in SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus/COVID-19 was developing Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) assays, followed by further testing to obtain FDA clearance for the diagnostic assays. In addition, MRIGIobal evaluated the efficacy and safety of vaccines and therapeutics, including efforts to discover new antiviral candidates. Simultaneously, the organization is ramping up teams to support human clinical trials of medical countermeasures now under development.
In your lab or business for return-to-work:
Returning to the workplace, campuses and businesses amid a pandemic calls for credentialed biosafety experts to assess programs and for risk and biosafety. MRIGlobal provides relevant, up-to-date site assessments and training in the U.S. and internationally.
In the Field Evacuation/Diagnostics/Treatment During Pandemic:
MRIGlobal's Containerized BioContainment Systems (CBCS) were designed to fly patients with highly infected disease to medical treatment centers while maintaining full biocontainment. The units fit in the belly of a cargo plane for flight. The CBCS doesn't just fly, because of its full biocontainment system, it can be used remotely or in a medical center for quarantine. MRIGlobal's CBCS units have been used to transport infected patients safely to medical treatment centers, and the biocontainment units have been featured in local and national media recently.
MRIGlobal also offers mobile lab design, fabrication and staffing. The new Athena laboratory is a mobile diagnostic laboratory that can be custom equipped and fielded wherever needed. Access to rapid, reliable and accurate laboratory analysis of local conditions is critically important to decision makers in every type of environment. From commanders evaluating CBRNE threats in theater to doctors triaging patients in remote villages, prompt situational knowledge is mission critical.
"I am incredibly encouraged by the creative solutions and collaborative approaches of our clients. We are particularly excited at the large number of companies within the Kansas City metro area, extending through the Animal Health Corridor and its success in the generation of decontamination devices showing efficacy against SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, many of the companies have generated or repurposed drugs that are showing efficacy in counteracting the effect of the COVID-19 disease state," said William Sosna, BS, program manager that has been overseeing many of the SARS-CoV-2 efficacy testing at MRIGlobal.
More about MRIGobal
The work of Kansas City-based MRIGlobal impacts health and safety around the world. From defense, and energy to health, since 1944, its scientists and engineers serve government, industry and academia. MRIGlobal spearheaded global health initiatives to help people with Ebola, cancer, Alzheimer's, HIV, and cornavirus such as SARS and MERS, and now COVID-19.
The result is a culture that powers through tough projects like the 2020 pandemic. | MRIGlobal.org
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Taken in its broadest sense to include sub-sectors such as petrochemicals, fertilisers, soaps and detergents, pharmaceuticals, paints and colouring agents, as well as raw chemical production, Turkey's chemical business ranks second among domestic export industries, after automotives. Indeed, the sector has been steadily climbing its way to a higher position, recently overtaking textile and steel exports.
Now, the chemical industry faces the challenges of continuing to expand and of meeting its 2023 targets, during a period of stagnation in its traditional market – Europe. One response has been for industry to test new horizons, with the chemical industry one of the main players in the current national drive to offer African countries a bigger slice of the trade pie. At the same time, the industry is also sustained by large imports of intermediate chemicals, producing a trade deficit in the sector. Producing more of these vital ingredients at home is thus a current major goal.
According to data from the official Turkish statistics department, TurkStat, in out of an exports total of $152.54bn in 2012, chemicals and related products accounted for $8.92bn, which was up from $8.05bn in 2011. The largest sub-sector, plastics in non-primary forms, accounted for $2.4bn of this in 2012, which was up from $2.14bn in 2011.
Other major component sub-sectors that should be added to the chemicals and chemical products sector total include essential oils, resinoids, perfume, toiletries and polishing materials, which accounted for $1.45bn in exports in 2012 – up from $1.3bn in 2011 – and inorganic chemicals, which accounted for $1.27bn, up from $1.22bn the year before.
The industry as a whole includes products that occur in a variety of manufacturing activities other than these, with a better idea of the size of the sector provided by the fact that in 2011, according to the Chemical Industry Sector Assembly of Turkey, (CISAT), 13,118 firms were registered this business, 95% of them small and medium sized enterprises that employed 765,000 people. Production capacity was around 180m metric tonnes (MT) per year, with the sector responsible for 6% of the country's GDP.
Meanwhile, the sector is also a major player in terms of imports. In 2012, the total import bill was $236.54bn for the country, with chemicals and related products taking up $29.68bn of this, down from $31.19bn in 2011. The largest sub-sectors were plastics in primary forms, at $9.93bn, roughly unchanged from 2011, organic chemicals, at $4.9bn, down from $5.28bn in 2011, and medicinal and pharmaceutical products, at $4.34bn, down from $5.83bn the year before.
The main geographical locations for the petrochemical, thermoplastic, fertiliser, organic and inorganic chemical, pharmaceutical, synthetic fibre, soap and detergent, and paint sub-sectors is the area of Istanbul-Kocaeli-Sakarya, with further clusters around Izmir, Ankara and Adana-Gaziantep.
In petrochemicals, the largest outfit is Petkim Petrokimya Holding, with one of two petrochemical complexes in the country under its subsidiary, Petkim Aliağa. The other, near Kocaeli, is the Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation facility. Total production, according to the Turkish Chemical Manufacturers Association (TCMA), is around 2.9m MT per year, and this takes care of around 25% of all domestic demand.
International Scene
The sector has succeeded in attracting foreign investment, with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic investing $5bn in a new refinery at Petkim's Izmir complex. Yet, from 2005 to 2009, chemicals accounted for only 3.6% of all foreign direct investment in Turkey, according to CISAT.
"The new foreign investment incentive programme is a step in the right direction, but many of the terms under this scheme expire after a short period of time," Volker Hammes, the CEO of BASF Turkey and head of BASF Business Centre Turkey, Middle East and North Africa, told OBG. "This is a problem for international companies in the chemicals industry, where capital expenditure must be carefully planned over several decades."
Targeting changing markets: Declining European economies are affecting the direction of exports Next article from this chapter and report


He's no David Hasselhoff (thank goodness), but that did not stop Justin Timberlake from winning over a German audience on Sunday.
"Mirrors" is the second single, following "Suit Tie" (featuring Jay-Z), off the singer's much anticipate new album, his first fully produced offering in seven years.
The 32-year-old singer was in top form as he arrived for his performance, interacting with the audience and even taking some impromptu photos with several female fans.
Fans of Justin Timberlake have generally received his new material well, noting the difference in sound his songs have developed into over nearly a decade of absence from the solo music scene.
The German TV-Show Wetten, dass? is recorded in the German city of Friedrichshafen.
We have got to give it up to Timberlake, he will soon be hosting Saturday Night Live and yet he hopped on a jet and flew around the world to perform in Germany ahead of his SNL rehearsals.
What do you think: Does Justin Timberlake have yet another hit album on his hands? Is this album going to top FutureSex/LoveSounds?


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As a outcome of the bursting of the housing bubble, subprime mortgage crisis, planet recession and increasing concern about our national and private debts, America is downsizing its houses, automobiles and lifestyles. The IRS appears at this as income mainly because it is one thing you would have had to paid but are getting out of. As a outcome, you may be taxed on the distinction among the quantity you owed and the quantity the house sold for. If you let your house go into foreclosure, you likely won't be capable to get financing to obtain yet another house for at least two years. Considering the fact that your mortgage payment is $2,500 per month, I believe it is likely that you will be capable to locate a nice location to rent for substantially significantly less. If you can afford the payments, you will probably be far better off keeping the house.
Compound that with the reality that we are throwing $2500 a month into a house that is depreciating and we're starting feel like we will need a adjust. Then move into a house that is Much less costly than you can afford so you'll have a small breathing space in case of an emergency. My husband and I not too long ago separated, when I moved out it was our verbal agreement that he will pay the mortgage instead of child help till we can sell the house which we've only lived in for 3 years. If we sell this house for what its appraised for, we never have the money up front.
Don't be concerned about your this economy a lot of people have negative credit and why would you want to invest in a house for at least an additional five the house and get rid of the anxiety. We are filing for bankruptcy as effectively so we are positive this is the time to let go of this house as nicely. If you let the house go into foreclosure, it will affect both of your credit, assuming both of your names are on the loan. As soon as once more, I will not opt for to go forward with a thing like a speedy sale if it is a undesirable idea..we are attempting to get ahead, not dig a deeper hole. What can we do with our renters… do we evict them, do we let them remain until the bank requires the house.
There will not be any out-of-pocket expenses to you if your house goes by means of foreclosure, with the exception of move-out charges. We had planned to sell the house soon after two years and make a profit, nonetheless the housing marketplace tanked and neither of us wanted to take the hit. It is best to steer clear of foreclosure if you can, but to answer your query about the second mortgage, as soon as your house makes it via the auction sale, the second mortgage will be wiped out.
Why we want to leave this house is mainly because there is only 1000 sq ft, which is modest for a future baby. Hi. Me and my fiancé are thinking about beginning a loved ones and we actually want to get out of the house we're in proper now. Not only would I be worried about non-payment, but also about the house getting foreclosed on anyhow. We have 3 loans on our house – 1st at $327,465 interest only which will turn into adjustable subsequent January. I have never ever been into a substantial house and my house sizes have generally been typical, not massive.


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Hi all! Happy hump day! Ethan and I have a photo shoot tonight and then we plan to do a little date night treat after so I am pumped. In the meantime, I want to share some home decor that I have been crushing on with you all. I am also including my favorite websites to browse for home items!
I go in phases when all I think about is home decor–&& I have certainly been in one of those phases lately. I think it is partly because I am working from home now so I am surrounded by everything in our house that much more. And I think it is also because we began an overhaul on our decor at the end of 2017 and have not fully finished.
When I bought our home back in 2014 I did almost a complete cosmetic remodel. Things like flooring, cabinets, countertops, appliances, paint, bathroom vanities and lighting. Thankfully all the finishes I chose for those main things were neutral and updated, so we still like them! However, in the past few years we have started to want things more minimal and modern looking. We still love a super cozy vibe but we are slowly changing things such as curtains, furniture, rugs, lamps, mirrors, etc out to fit our current style. For ex, you'd be surprised how much taking down an ornate oval brushed sliver mirror in the bathroom and replacing it with a round mirror with a thin black metal border can do to the overall feel.
So.. as we continue on in this process I thought it would be fun to share items I am eyeing with you all. I am also going to list out my favorite places to browse online for home decor that is modern and trendy YET affordable. Enjoy!
WEST ELM – We have a velvet couch and ottoman and a side table from here down at the lake and I love them! Their other items are on point as well. Always a go to when browsing.
CB2 – I think their selection is trendy and the items seem to be good quality. Anything purchased from here will give an updated feel to your house.
TARGET – I am not a huge Target fan like the rest of the world, but when they came out with their Project 62 line last year I fell totally in love. It fits our style exactly and the prices were GREAT!
JOSS AND MAIN – I have been ordering from Joss and Main since I moved into my first apartment post college. I love that their selection changes so often.
AMAZON – I never used to think to check Amazon for home items but since Ethan has a prime account I try to order through it as much as possible. You can find some great items on here if you are willing to spend time searching–I do not find their search engine to be the best at narrowing down what you are looking for.
OVERSTOCK – If you are looking for something specific then this is a great place to search because the prices most always beat other sites. For example, I was looking for grey upholstered bar stools for the lake house that swiveled and I was able to find a perfect set from Overstock. You just need to know when you have in mind before you go searching since the inventory is overwhelming.
URBAN OUTFITTERS – I've found that Urban is a fun place to get cheeky things to add some character to your house. I used to think of their home section as only things that you would add to a loft living space that you had when you were 19, but now think they have some items that are really trendy and fun. As long as you don't go overboard, they can add a unexpected but great detail to your space.
H&M – I love H&M for affordable basic clothing items so when they introduced a home section a few years ago I was excited. I don't find the items to be high quality but it is a fun place to look for some items that add a little flare and don't need to stand the test of time.
CRATE & BARREL – One of my favorite things to browse their site for is glassware and bar items. They have such a good, unique and classy selection to choose from. A great place to get a wedding gift too, FYI.
Let me know if you all enjoy home decor posts and I will continue to add some to the content you see on Weekend Wishing! And there will be some more snaps of our home to come once things are a tad more photo ready.


Am I the only one who bamboozled with all these smart questions that Bulb thinks you want to know? All I require to know is do I get an annual statement when my year with bulb comes to an end and any additional monies of mine (overpayments) are they returned to me?
No, adjust your direct debit as needed, or request a refund.
@Jake123 You will get an annual statement, and at any point you can request a refund or adjust your Direct Debit as @phproxy mentions.
See https://help.bulb.co.uk/hc/en-us/articles/115003394031-How-can-I-withdraw-credit-from-my-account- for details (you'll need to provide an up to date meter reading and then just drop them an email) if you want a refund.


Having previously worked in labs helping to collect biological data, the one-plus-three year structure of programme provided me with the opportunity to gain the necessary skills before undertaking this PhD.
My PhD is looking at whether genetic markers are capable of predicting who will respond badly to antidepressant medication. I have identified specific genetic variants associated with antidepressant-induced adverse effects, however validation of these markers in independent samples is required.
The ultimate aim is to determine whether genetic markers can improve selection of antidepressant medication to reduce the risk of patients reporting adverse effects. After I complete my PhD I'm looking to pursue a career in academia – hopefully examining whether genetic and biological markers can improve our understanding of various disorders.


Iraq voiced Sunday fears that its youth football team might deliberately be poisoned in Yemen, calling for transparent clarifications on the matter by the Yemeni government.
Iraqi Youth and Sport Minister Jasim Mohammed Ja'afer affirmed Iraq's concern at the poisoning of the team participating in the Asian Elimination Tournament being held in Yemen's capital of Sana'a.
The Information Director at the ministry Asifa Moussa said he had called Iraq's Foreign Minister to urge him to ask the Iraqi embassy in Sana'a to follow up the conditions of the team and tackle any problems facing the team members.
Ja'afer, moreover, urged the embassy to contact the Yemeni relevant authorities for clarification on the unclear poisoning, she said.
On Friday a Yemeni official at the Football Association said that breaking the regulations when the Iraqi team had some meals outside the hotel was the main reason for the accident.
All participating teams, particularly those living in the same hotel where Iraqi footballers are living, are safe and none has been reported sick, the official affirmed.
He added that the Iraqi team was admitted the Saudi German Hospital and underwent necessary checkups.
The match between the Iraqi and Syrian teams has been delayed due to the accident.
So if I interpret this right, Iraq thinks it's been poisoned, Yemen says if it happened it's Iraq's fault because the players didn't eat only at the hotel, and everybody appears to be OK.
Hopefully no one tried to poison the Iraqis. But given this is soccer, it's possible somebody got a taste of slightly spoiled fish, then violently dove onto the floor and convulsed until authorities arrived to penalize the chef.
Don't trust a big plate and a smile.